Ship rescues man found floating on oil drum raft

A Norwegian ship rescued a man floating on a raft made of four oil drums in the waters between Norway and Denmark yesterday morning.

The gas tanker Berge Odin observed the makeshift raft in the international waters of the Skagerrak, said Anders Bang-Andersen, from the rescue coordination centre for southern Norway. The ship lowered a smaller boat and picked him up. The man was cold and exhausted but not injured. He spoke English but he had refused to say more before speaking to a lawyer.

Mr Bang-Andersen praised the ship's crew for its sharp lookout and fast response.